And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.
And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these,
And he commanded them, “This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king's house (another third being at the gate Sur and a third at the gate behind the guards) shall guard the palace. And the two divisions of you, which come on duty in force on the Sabbath and guard the house of the Lord on behalf of the king,
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